If you don’t like the tablet interface for Google News, there’s a non-obvious way to switch to the desktop interface. Tap the “gear” button from the top-right of the page, select “Settings“, uncheck “Use the new Google News (uncheck to revert to the old version)” and then tap “Save changes“.
The tablet interface was launched in December 2012 and the goal was to add support for gestures. “You can find new articles, news sources, and even topics of interest with intuitive gestures. Swipe horizontally between sections – from Business to Entertainment, for example – or tap ‘Explore in depth’ to see multiple articles and other info related to a particular story.” Google News for tablets is only available for English editions.
(<offtopic>Google Now Voice Search in a Forbes article? Really? From the article: “Google announced on Monday that the Google Now voice search capability is now available for your iPhone or iPad. The Google Now service is often compared to Apple’s Siri – both are considered virtual personal assistants that will work by natural language voice commands.” There are at least two mistakes: Google launched Google Now for iOS, not voice search, and Google Now has nothing to do with voice search.</offtopic>)